Qiuyue was already famished. She did not refuse, instead pulling a clay jar from her cloth bag and pouring water into a scavenged bowl, which she then handed to Jiang Xing.
The two ate their dry rations, washing them down with the water. Jiang Xing kept her eyes fixed on the people entering and exiting Prince Yan's Mansion; in truth, she felt quite uncertain. Her suspicion that the woman Prince Yan was sparing no expense to treat was Xie Qiqi began with Qiuyue, and her evidence was nothing more than having seen Xie Qiqi cough up blood.
Qiuyue argued her case firmly: "Qiqi never told us she had consumption. But I spent more time with her than you did. I was misled by Yue Yue before, thinking Qiqi was just delicate and that her frequent fainting spells were all an act."
Chapter 176